Alaska Air
401 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.55B invested in Alaska Air in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 141 increasing their positions, 154 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
49% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 41
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.12B → $7.55B (+$434M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 385 → 401 (+16)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 9 (0)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 141 | Existing positions reduced: 154
2.7% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.62% → 86.92% (-2.7%)
65% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $24.1M | Put options by funds: $69.6M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$61.9M |
| 2 |
Primecap Management
Pasadena,
California
|
+$42.8M |
| 3 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$33.8M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$22M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$21.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$69.2M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$64.1M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$48.6M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$34.9M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$34.2M |
ALK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
401 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alaska Air (ALK) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $7.55B — up 6.1% from $7.12B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new ALK positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 141 added to existing stakes and 154 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $61.9M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $69.2M.
- 401 institutional investors held Alaska Air (ALK) as of Q1 2015, up from 385 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $7.55B of Alaska Air stock for Q1 2015, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 61 funds opened new Alaska Air positions in Q1 2015 and 41 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest Alaska Air buyer in Q1 2015 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $61.9M added.
- The largest Alaska Air seller in Q1 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $69.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.